†Ornithopecten temirbabensis Kiparisova 1980 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Belongs to Ornithopecten according to Kiparisova 1980
Sister taxa: Ornithopecten beneckei, Ornithopecten bosniae, Ornithopecten elegantulus, Ornithopecten esinensis, Ornithopecten interruptus, Ornithopecten katzeri, Ornithopecten magnauritus, Ornithopecten triadicus, Ornithopecten wissmanni
Type specimen: TsNIG Museum, No. 3/11012. Its type locality is Temir-Baba, Drill Hole 1, 3784-3791m, southern Mangyshlak, which is in a Triassic marine horizon in the Dolnapinskaya Formation of Kazakhstan.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Kazakhstan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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